Activists participate in a protest against Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention, an international accord designed to protect women, in Istanbul on Mar 20, 2021. WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said he was"deeply disappointed" on Sunday after Turkey withdrew from the Istanbul Convention, the world's first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women.
"This is a disheartening step backward for the international movement to end violence against women globally," Biden said in a White House statement, adding that the"sudden and unwarranted" move was"deeply disappointing". "And we've seen the broader damage that living under the daily specter of gender-based violence does to women everywhere. It hurts all of us, and we all must do more to create societies where women are able to go about their lives free from violence."
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